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Mouth Guards

We went looking for the most highly regarded dentists in Baltimore and found 237 of them.

NOTE: This is our 2012 Top Dentists feature. Our 2013 Top Dentists list is here.

It’s that time again, when we unveil the results of our annual Top Dentists survey, offering a handy resource to readers who want to do you-know-what: find a talented dentist they actually like. And, no, we didn’t throw dental picks at a dartboard to arrive at our list: We surveyed more than 2,000 dentists in Baltimore and the five surrounding counties over the course of several months to find out where they would send a member of their own family. Since most dentistry is local, we then divided the winners by location.* What else do you want to know about your D.D.S.? Well, when we did our survey of top physicians in November, we explored the hobbies and charitable causes that the M.D.s pursued in their spare time. The dentists, of course, were left wondering, “Hey, what are we, chopped liver?” So we did something similar for them, discovering off-hours callings that range from the noble to the nutty.

Our Advisors

Looking over our shoulders during this year’s Top Dentist survey process were a husband-and-wife team, oral surgeon Dr. John Emmett and pediatric dentist Dr. Margery Hernandez, both named Top Dentists by their peers in previous years. As advisors, they are not allowed on the list this year.

Dr. Emmett graduated from Randolph Macon College, completed a year of graduate studies at the College of William & Mary, and graduated from the University of Maryland Dental School in 1989. He practiced one year in a general practice residency with the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Washington, D.C., before training in oral and maxillofacial surgery for four years at the Georgetown University Medical Center. In 1994, Dr. Emmett established his practice at St. Joseph Medical Center.

Dr. Hernandez attended the University of Richmond on a tennis scholarship. She was recently inducted into the university’s Hall of Fame as the No. 1 player in 1982 when the team won the Women’s National Tennis Championship. She graduated from the University of Maryland Dental School. She served as a resident in pediatric dentistry at the Children’s National Medical Center, and practices at St. Joseph Medical Center.

Emmett and Hernandez have a son John, 17, and a daughter, Alexis, 15 (who are both nationally ranked golfers).

Top Dentists 2012 by Region

*Winning dentists having more than one office may be listed in more than one geographic zone.
**When results of the survey were inconclusive in a given geographic zone and specialty, that zone was omitted.

Endodontist

Baltimore City

Ashraf Fouad
University of Maryland Dental School
650 W. Baltimore St.,
410-706-7101

Stanley Klein
1190 W. Northern Pkwy., #107
410-435-2350

Howard Schunick
1030 N. Charles St., Ste. 302, 410-685-2850

Timothy Skane
Harbor Endodontics
36 S. Charles St., Ste. 1405, 410-637-3636

Bradley Trattner
Endodontic Specialists, PA, Executive Centre at Hooks Lane, 8 Reservoir Cir., #102
410-653-2020
(And other locations)

North of Baltimore

John Hyson III
1206 York Rd.,
#200, Lutherville,
410-821-5553

Howard Cohen
21 West Rd., Ste. 101
Towson, MD 2

Heejun “Kathy” Lee
22 W. Padonia Rd., #C244, Timonium,
410-252-3900

Jeffrey Lieberman
22 W. Padonia Rd.,
Lutherville-Timonium,
410-252-3900

Judy Melamed
208 Fulford Ave.,
Bel Air, 410-836-7800

John Mullally
22 W. Padonia Rd., #C244, Timonium,
410-252-3900

Brenda Richardson
515 E. Joppa Rd.,
Ste. 106, Towson,
410-321-5700

Gerard “Joe” Simoneaux
Endodontics, PA
2328 W. Joppa Rd., Ste. 102, Lutherville,
410-296-8050

Eric Volk
1447 York Rd.,
Ste. 607, Lutherville,
410-828-7668

South of Baltimore

Louis Berman
Annapolis
Endodontics
201 West St., Annapolis,
410-268-4770

Jeffrey Luzader
Chesapeake Endodontic Center
888 Bestgate Rd.,
Ste. 213, Annapolis, 410-224-7556

Kenneth Mangano
Endodontic Associates
8025 Ritchie Hwy.,
Ste. 204, Pasadena, 410-766-3453

Charles Mann
Endodontics, PA
888 Bestgate Rd.,
Ste. 220, Annapolis,
410-224-6150
(And other locations)

East of Baltimore

Sukumar Balachandran
Endodontics, PA
7939 Honeygo Blvd., Ste. 227,
White Marsh Professional Center,
White Marsh,
410-931-0250

Charles Herbert
Endodontics, PA
7939 Honeygo Blvd., Ste. 227, White Marsh Professional Center,
White Marsh,
410-931-0250

Charles Mann
Endodontics, PA
7939 Honeygo Blvd., Ste. 227, White Marsh Professional Center,
White Marsh ,
410-931-0250

Gerard “Joe” Simoneaux
Endodontics, PA
7939 Honeygo Blvd., Ste. 227,
White Marsh Professional Center,
White Marsh,
410-931-0250

West of Baltimore

Dennis Levinson
9199 Reisterstown Rd., Ste. 102B,
Owings Mills,
410-356-6509

Sean O’Sullivan
9199 Reisterstown Rd., Ste. 102-B,
Owings Mills,
410-365-6500

Bradley Trattner
1215 Berans Rd.,
Owings Mills,
410-252-5284

Howard County

Kweli Carson
7625 Maple Lawn Blvd., Ste. 255,
Fulton,
301-604-3636

George Delgado
10632 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia,
410-730-0755

Richard Fein
10025 Governor Warfield Pkwy.,
Columbia,
410-772-9600

Lina Jarboe
6021 University Blvd., Ste. 170, Ellicott City, 410-203-1800

Craig Schneider
8885 Centre Park Dr.,
Columbia,
410-715-8951

Andrew Stanek
10632 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia,
410-730-0755

Burton Waxman
5058 Dorsey Hall Dr., #102, Ellicott City,
410-740-3636

Carroll County

Steven Delgado
Carroll County Endodontics, PC
730 Old Liberty Rd., Ste. 101,
Eldersburg,
410-549-9760

Stephen Littman
412 Malcolm Dr.,
Ste. 208,
Westminster,
410-848-7060

General Dentist

Baltimore City

Eve Desai
Light Street Dental
600 Light St.,
410-659-0900

Nicole Forel
Light Street Dental
600 Light St.,
410-659-0900

Sheldon Freed
Good Samaritan Dental Surgery Associates, 5601
Loch Raven Blvd.,
443-444-4900

Jerry Kilian
Canton Dental Associates, 2700 Lighthouse Pt.,
# 210, 410-675-3300

Richard Lamb
1600 East Fort Ave.,
410-332-0555

David Querido
Inner Harbor Dental Associates, 2 N. Charles St., 410-528-0300

Donna Querido
Inner Harbor
Dental Associates,
2 N. Charles St.,
410-528-0300

North of Baltimore

Mark Ballinger
Ballinger & Knopf
20 E. Timonium Rd., Ste. 300, Lutherville, 410-252-3717

Denison Byrne
Ward & Byrne Dental Group, 1104 Kenilworth Dr., Ste. 102, Towson,
410-583-7010

Gunnar Fisher
20 E. Timonium Rd., Ste. 710, Lutherville, 410-308-4880

Herbert Brett Friedman
8501 LaSalle Rd.,
Ste. 306, Towson,
410-296-7599

Leslie Londeree
8600 La Salle Rd, #611
Towson, 410-823-5010

Albert Ousborne
Ousborne and Keller
21 West Rd., Ste. 104,
Towson, 410-828-1177

Christopher Toomey
658 Kenilworth Dr., Ste. 105, Towson,
410-823-6000

David William DeVeas
DeVeas Family Dentistry, 406, Allegheny Ave.,
Towson, 410-825-8708

South of Baltimore

Oron Feld
5801 Ritchie Hwy.,
Brooklyn,
410-789-4455

Scott Finlay
1460 Ritchie Hwy.,
Ste. 203, Arnold,
443-276-4094
410-757-6681

Javid Hariri
5801 Ritchie Hwy.,
Brooklyn, 410-789-4455

Ashley Izadi
5801 Ritchie Hwy., Brooklyn, 410-789-4455

Kevin Leary
806 Landmark Dr.,
# 124, Glen Burnie,
410-768-3288

Allan Schulman
North Arundel Dental Associates
1720 Crain Hwy.,
Ste. 103, Glen Burnie,
410-761-0095

Michael Whitecar
Family Dental Care
5801 Ritchie Hwy.
Brooklyn,
410-789-4455

West of Baltimore

Charles Fine
McDonogh Dental Associates, 20 Crossroads Dr.,
Ste. 110.,
Owings Mills,
410-363-2500

Anna Finkler
131 Slade Ave.,
Pikesville,
410-484-5678

Louis Gorman
9199 Reisterstown Rd., Ste. 206-B, Owings Mills, 443-898-1240

Edward Leiken
Catonsville Dental Care, 616 Frederick Rd., Catonsville, 410-747-1115

Herbert Mendelson
Mendelson Family Dentistry, 11300 Reisterstown Rd.,
Owings Mills,
410-356-4100

Harry Snydman
New Town Dental
9419 Common Brook Rd., Ste. 218,
Owings Mills,
410-654-9696

Mohit Virmani
Naylor’s Court
Dental Partners,
4000 Old Court Rd.,
Ste 201,
Pikesville,
410-484-2722

Joshua Weintraub
10407 Stevenson Road
Stevenson, MD, 21153
410-764-8500

Howard County

Thomas Fenlon
12800 Frederick Rd.,
West Friendship,
410-442-2800

Eric Katkow
Katkow Dentistry,
8600 Snowden
River Pkwy.,
Ste. 106, Columbia, 410-730-2020

Harford County
Herbert Brett Friedman
201 S. Union Ave.,
Havre de Grace,
410-939-3950

Gregory Indyke
Bel Air Dental Care,
2300 Bel Air Rd.,
Fallston, 410-879-8424

Howard Kaplan
Berg Dental Group,
2018 Rock Spring Rd.,
Forest Hill,
410-879-4444

Alan Scharf
Bel Air Dental Care,
2300 Bel Air Rd.,
Fallston, 410-879-8424

This is only a preview of our 2012 Top Dentists Feature. For the full listings, including our region's top orthodontists, oral pathologists, oral surgeons and more, check out our June issue on newsstands now, or read the issue on your iPad.